Tag archives: laura drake schultheis

Education
Ecologist Shares Climate- Smart Planting Strategies
By Scott Craig   |   March 10, 2026

Westmont ecologist Laura Drake Schultheis shares her research about plant flammability and defensible spaces in the face of climate change in a Westmont Downtown Lecture on Wednesday, March 11, at 5:30 pm at Westmont Downtown | Keith Center, 29 W. Anapamu St. The talk, “Rooted in Resilience: Adaptive Planting Strategies in Wildland-Urban Interfaces,” is free […]

Education
New Faculty Bring Innovation, Expertise
By Scott Craig   |   September 24, 2024

Six new professors on tenure track or with multiyear contracts joined the Westmont faculty this fall. Jonathan Diaz (English), Kevin McGuire (economics and business), Sara Morrisset (history) and Jada Willis (kinesiology) step into tenure-track positions. Stephanie Cowell ‘04 (chemistry), Laura Drake Schultheis ‘06 (biology) and Mike Ryu (computer science) all previously taught at Westmont and […]